Without an elite in the arts, we have no leaders, which is to say we have no vision, which is to say we have no arts. From LearnThat.org. [Robert Brustein, U.S. educator, author and critic.]
There was a time, a dozen years ago, the term elite was carried with them quite a bit. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 22, 2003] Reference
Just like in Mexico, where the elite is almost all white. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Enforcement] Reference
It's the short version and what I refer to as the elite's "masterpiece". From Wordnik.com. [henrymakow.com] Reference
USATODAY. com - Benko stands out in elite meet in Indy. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Benko stands out in elite meet in Indy] Reference
The arrogance of our ruling elite is truly breathtaking. From Wordnik.com. [Democracy In Action] Reference
And said elite is going to eat this up and beg for more. From Wordnik.com. [Daimnation!: Europe is going mad] Reference
USATODAY. com - Iverson's 52 points puts him in elite group. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Iverson's 52 points puts him in elite group] Reference
Lysenkoism appears to be alive and well in elite institutions. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » 3. The Practical Costs of Condemning Openness to Distressing Answers on Factual Questions] Reference
Which can mean only one thing: the elite is stealing your money. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Wage Stagnation Debate] Reference
Minnesota hopes to attain elite status in the NFL any time soon. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Moss needs a role model, seriously] Reference
Jean-Sebastien Giguere's playoff stats put him in elite company. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Ducks mighty behind Giguere] Reference
But the business elite is not held in the highest esteem, either. From Wordnik.com. [The Media and the Prospect for Leadership] Reference
The word elite dates to the 1800's France according to Britannica. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
All of it, as far as the governing elite is concerned, for other people. From Wordnik.com. [Protesting HCR 362 at Nancy Pelosi’s House « Antiwar.com Blog] Reference
BTW if a "business elite" is kidnapped or robbed does that mean it is OK. From Wordnik.com. [Crime and Retirement in Mexico - A Problem?] Reference
They move in elite circles and have little regard for the real lives of yokels. From Wordnik.com. [The principality of profit « BuzzMachine] Reference
Pah, you have to understand that our elite is better than us “little people”. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » The Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause and Life Without Parole for Under-18 (Nonhomicide) Offenders] Reference
My definition of an elite is someone who doesn't work hard and play by the rules. From Wordnik.com. [Decoding 2010 Political Attack Buzzwords] Reference
It's not hard to imagine how a certain elite stratum of blues would engage in it. From Wordnik.com. [People to People] Reference
What awful horrific news … And on this day on less - Polish elite is dead again. From Wordnik.com. [Kaczynski plane crashes en route to Katyn. | RedState] Reference
Most importantly, the intellectual elite is quite separate from the economic elite. From Wordnik.com. [Institutional Survival, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Brad DeLong echoes my view that the use of English by India's educated elite is. From Wordnik.com. [EconLog: March 2003 Archives] Reference
“And those who complete the training go from amazing to elite from the neck up.”. From Wordnik.com. [Bravery (and How to Master It) « Isegoria] Reference
But with so little separating the elite from the average, it's a two-week crapshoot. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Fitness biggest question mark at Australian Open] Reference
If that's so, the plutocratic elite is essentially heading for political destruction. From Wordnik.com. [Our Imperial Imperative] Reference
It puts you in elite company, I don't think there's any question about that, Williams says. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Coaches know timing, luck play role in winning] Reference
Is New York, particularly in elite echelons, the sort of place that produces good human beings?. From Wordnik.com. [God and Man at Harvard] Reference
Far too often the political elite is seen as detached from and not listening to the electorate. From Wordnik.com. [Referendum News] Reference
Yet a century of sociology has concluded that an elite is a practical necessity for any society. From Wordnik.com. [In Praise of Nepotism] Reference
Perhaps this elite is different (and somehow preferable?) from the wealthy, but it still exists. From Wordnik.com. [Wording the Questions, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
I am interested in elite mis-beliefs, mis-beliefs of the intellectual class, especially journalists. From Wordnik.com. [Economics vs. Populism, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
First-round talent, but hasn't played with consistency that teams are looking for in elite prospects. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Draft's top 64: Value available beyond top picks] Reference
Wanting to believe you are the elite is going to be a poor substitute for being left on the sidelines. From Wordnik.com. [Sulzberger speaks « BuzzMachine] Reference
This of course was met with the many quite insincere sounding warnings from within Dutch elite circles. From Wordnik.com. [Klein Verzet] Reference
So there you see the word elite there, not an accident that John McCain is using that to describe Obama. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 6, 2008] Reference
In reporting this story, you were invited to attend certain elite press events in Jerusalem and Ramallah. From Wordnik.com. [Travels With Condi] Reference
Where the method of selecting the elite is thoroughly corrupt, most of the good people will be outsiders. From Wordnik.com. [Paul Graham on Many Subjects, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
The only way to repair the wear and teir on America by the shadow corporate elite is slowly and carefully. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Right-wing Saudi dynasty endorses right-wing Fox News dynasty.] Reference
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